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[Request for goods]

Request for half a bushel of salt for Henry Knox and his family. Addressed to Mr. [Robert] Bell, with the docket signed by John Rudemucker.

GLC02437.02498

[Provision request]

Order issued by West Point Fortress Major Doughty for 20 pounds of beef to be delivered for the use of the Knox family. Note on verso signed by a Jacob Johnson states the beef was received.

GLC02437.02516

[Request for goods]

Request for twenty pounds of beef for General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.02539

[Request for goods]

Request for twenty pounds of bread for General Henry Knox and his family. Docket signed by Christopher Smith.

GLC02437.02551

[Request for goods]

Request for fifteen pounds of beef for Henry Knox and his family. Docket signed by Jacob Johnson.

GLC02437.02480

[Request for goods]

Request for eight pounds of bread for Henry Knox and his family. Addressed to Mr. [Robert] Bell, with the docket signed by a John [Rudemucker].

GLC02437.02482

[Request for provisions]

Request for 21 pounds of bread for General Henry Knox and his family.

GLC02437.02523

[Provision order]

Request for twenty pounds of beef for General Henry Knox and his family. Docket signed by Jacob Johnson.

GLC02437.02562

[Provision return]

Return of provisions for Baron von Steuben's steward. Lists items such as soap, salt and vinegar. Date from docket. Includes a note of receipt on the verso signed by Sergeant Samuel Cranston.

GLC02437.02731

to Henry Knox and Samuel Ogden

Written from Canton, present-day Guangzhou, China. Writes a lengthy letter updating his friends Knox and Ogden on the status of his business in China. Says he is pleased to finally be able to write, but is sad to report on the illness and death of...

GLC02437.03311